Design: Adam Marcus, Daniel Raznick
Fabrication & Assembly: Adam Marcus, Daniel Raznick, Jordan Barlow, Sam Daley, Kevin Groenke
Computational Design (Catalyst Workshop, March 2013): Nathan Miller (CASE)
Prototyping (Catalyst Workshop, March 2013): Will Adams, Philip Bussey, Sam Daley, Matthew Enos, Derek Gallagher, Mohsen Ghanbari, Dantes Ha, Hwan Kim, Benjamin Kraft, Wei Liu, Daniel Raznick, Stuart Shrimpton, Christina Smith
Centennial Graphic Identity: Kai Salmela
The Centennial Chromagraph is a life-size representation of the history of the University of Minnesota School of Architecture. The project is an exercise in data spatialization: using computational design tools to generate formal and spatial constructions with large quantities of data--in this case, information collected over the 100-year history of UMN's architecture school. The installation consists of 100 robotically-routed plywood ribs, joined together with 8,080 colored #2 pencils. The curvature of the ribs expresses major historical eras and periods of the School--the tenures of its leadership, the buildings it has occupied, the colleges it has belonged to--while the color of the pencils reflects the changing composition of the School's degree programs over the past century. (for more, see the Variable Projects website
The Chromograph in the news:
Nine Minnesota firms win architecture honors [including Variable Projects for the Chromograph]
Art Spotlight: 100 years for U of M architecture department
An installation made from 8,080 pencils
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
Digital Provocations (Fall 2011)
Instructor: Adam Marcus
This one-semester undergraduate design workshop focused on the techniques of parametric design.
"Parametric design tools can enable the architect to have new and unprecedented levels of control over parts of the design and fabrication process that previously were left to others. But it also requires knowledge and grounding in fields as diverse as computer programming and network theory, areas that perhaps traditionally were seen as outside the discipline but that are now central to contemporary architectural production." (A. Marcus)
Through their work students investigated how digital technologies inform design and how the practice of architecture is being transformed through these technologies.
This one-semester undergraduate design workshop focused on the techniques of parametric design.
"Parametric design tools can enable the architect to have new and unprecedented levels of control over parts of the design and fabrication process that previously were left to others. But it also requires knowledge and grounding in fields as diverse as computer programming and network theory, areas that perhaps traditionally were seen as outside the discipline but that are now central to contemporary architectural production." (A. Marcus)
Through their work students investigated how digital technologies inform design and how the practice of architecture is being transformed through these technologies.
Modular Variations (Spring 2013)
Instructor: Adam Marcus
This project was a design- and fabrication-driven studio. 'Making' was the primary means of learning, experimentation, and exploration of architectural ideas. The process of forming and casting was explored through exercises that had students explore opportunities for ornamental and decorative innovation, structural performance, material efficiencies, and driving variation with functional or performance-based criteria, such as light transmission or view angles. Particular emphasis was placed on developing workflows that balanced both analog and digital modes of designing, as well as seamless transitions between 2D and 3D. Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, laser cutters, and a CNC were used in this workshop. A comprehensive summary of the studio's work and process can be found here
This project was a design- and fabrication-driven studio. 'Making' was the primary means of learning, experimentation, and exploration of architectural ideas. The process of forming and casting was explored through exercises that had students explore opportunities for ornamental and decorative innovation, structural performance, material efficiencies, and driving variation with functional or performance-based criteria, such as light transmission or view angles. Particular emphasis was placed on developing workflows that balanced both analog and digital modes of designing, as well as seamless transitions between 2D and 3D. Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, laser cutters, and a CNC were used in this workshop. A comprehensive summary of the studio's work and process can be found here
Friday, November 8, 2013
Nested Scales
Guest Instructor: Ken Tracy
Host Instructor: Adam Marcus
Students worked on teams to design and prototype a porous architectural surface. The surface was to be understood at three scales: the overall form, the individual components, and the surface texture. Students used Grasshopper to parametrically control porosity, pattern, and texture, and they prototyped their surfaces with a CNC mill, plywood, and solid hardwood.
Host Instructor: Adam Marcus
Students worked on teams to design and prototype a porous architectural surface. The surface was to be understood at three scales: the overall form, the individual components, and the surface texture. Students used Grasshopper to parametrically control porosity, pattern, and texture, and they prototyped their surfaces with a CNC mill, plywood, and solid hardwood.
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